Caviar, Cream Cheese, Scallion and Egg Towers

  1. Make filling: In a bowl beat cream cheese until fluffy.
  2. Quarter eggs and with back of a spoon force through a coarse sieve into cream cheese.
  3. Add scallion and stir well.
  4. Filling may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
  5. Bring filling to room temperature before proceeding.
  6. To make egg sheets: In a bowl dissolve cornstarch in water and whisk in eggs and salt until smooth.
  7. Brush a non-stick skillet measuring 6 inches across bottom lightly with oil and heat over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking.
  8. Half-fill a 1/4-cup measure with egg mixture.
  9. Remove skillet from heat and pour in 1/8 cup egg mixture, swirling skillet to coat evenly.
  10. Return skillet to heat and cook egg sheet until set, 10 to 15 seconds.
  11. Loosen edges of egg sheet with a heatproof rubber spatula and turn sheet over.
  12. Cook egg sheet until set, 5 to 10 seconds more, and slide onto a plate.
  13. Make more egg sheets with remaining mixture in same manner, brushing skillet lightly with oil each time.
  14. Egg sheets may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, wrapped in plastic wrap.
  15. Makes 8 or 9 egg sheets.
  16. On a work surface arrange 2 egg sheets, side by side and overlapping by 1-inch.
  17. Put a dab of filling between sheets where they overlap (to act as glue) and press sheets together gently.
  18. Spread 1/2 cup filling on overlapping egg sheets, leaving about a 1/2-inch border on each long side.
  19. Fold in border of long side nearest you and tightly roll up sheets jelly-roll fashion into 1 (11-inch-long) roll.
  20. Wrap egg sheet roll in plastic wrap and chill 1 hour, or until firm.
  21. Make 3 more egg sheet rolls with remaining egg sheets and filling in same manner.
  22. Egg sheet rolls may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, wrapped well.
  23. Discard plastic wrap and trim ends of egg sheet rolls.
  24. Cut rolls crosswise into 3/4-inch pieces.
  25. Arrange pieces, cut ends up, on a platter and top each with about 1/4 teaspoon caviar.

cream cheese, eggs, scallion greens, cornstarch, cold water, eggs, salt, vegetable oil, beluga

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/caviar-cream-cheese-scallion-and-egg-towers-recipe.html (may not work)

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